The pride that keeps us from forgiving is the same pride which keeps us from accepting forgiveness.

You can't be too careful what you tell a child because you never know what he'll take hold of and spend the rest of his life remembering you by.

In New England, especially, [faith] is like sex. It's very personal. You don't bring it out and talk about it.

I was deeply influenced by an Episcopal laywoman named Agnes Sanford, who in her day was quite famous as a faith healer, which is a term I've always distrusted, because it conjures up charlatanry. She was not a charlatan. She was the real thing, and she had had remarkable healings.

We find by losing. We hold fast by letting go. We become something new by ceasing to be something old.

Becoming a Christian was terribly helpful to me. I can't imagine finding my way without it. I think it can be very crucially important to ally yourself with some religion.

Listen. Your life is happening. You are happening. Think back on your journey. The music of your life.